Apple’s real memory problem isn’t cost, it’s supply
3 sources·Updated August 11, 2026
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- 9to5Mac·3h agoChina now even less likely to solve Apple’s memory crunch
One of Apple’s proposed solutions – or at least mitigations – for the memory shortage was to buy RAM from two Chinese companies, CXMT and YMTC. While it was not technically banned from doing so, this would have put it into conflict with the US government, and the idea is now…
Read at 9to5Mac → - Computer World CA·22h agoApple’s real memory problem isn’t cost, it’s supply
Apple continues work to get White House go-ahead to source memory from Chinese supplier CXMT, which the US government has placed restrictions on. For Apple, the issue comes down to simple math. With the cost of making iPhones up 38% because of eye-watering memory price increases…
Read at Computer World CA → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·1d agoApple Tests China's CXMT Memory Chips For iPhones and MacBooks: Report
Apple held early talks with CXMT about supplying components with the goal of using them in some devices sold in China
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